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Remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster 14 years later
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMONTCOAL, WV (WVNS) — One of the most notable things associated with West Virginia is coal mining,...
He Helped Turn West Virginia Red. Now He’s Running as a Democrat.
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoA former Republican who once called himself “Trumpier than Trump” could have a shot at West...
Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJoe Manchin’s impending departure from the U.S. Senate marks the end of an era for West Virginia's...
Supreme Court leaves Don Blankenship conviction in place
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Supreme Court says it won't review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was...
Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship couldn't win a Senate seat with the GOP. He's trying now as a Democrat
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoFormer West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship, who lost by a wide margin when he ran for a...
WV’s Democratic Senate race includes a mayor, a populist and a protester
West Virginia Watch via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs election day approaches, voters in the Democratic primary will have the choice between three very...
U.S. Supreme Court spurns coal executive's challenge to mine-explosion conviction
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away former Massey Energy Co CEO Donald Blankenship's bid to...
Cumberland Times-News announces top stories of 2022
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 31—CUMBERLAND — West Virginia's largest known deer poaching case that spanned three counties and was tied to investigations in Maryland was the Cumberland Times-News top local news story ...
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to media defamation protections
Reuters via AOL· 7 months ago(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by a prominent former West...
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoDon Blankenship hasn't had much success running for office. Blankenship has plenty of baggage...